Outcomes of patients with cardiac arrest with and without COVID-19 in the United States

Outcomes after cardiac arrest in Medical Intensive Care Unit: A propensity score matching analysis of COVID-19 MICU vs non COVID-19 MICU cardiac arrest

“…A recent study by Bansal et al 15 using the national inpatient sample (NIS) database revealed that the survival rate of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) during the pandemic decreased significantly compared to before the pandemic, with rates of 13% and 37%, respectively. The study also found that there was a lower utilization of CPR and mechanical ventilation among COVID-19 patients, indicating that the adoption of universal DNR or discouragement of resuscitation by healthcare systems due to futility beliefs had a significant impact on patients.…”

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“…Few studies compared outcomes in pre-pandemic and COVID-19 IHCA populations and found worse outcomes in COVID-19 IHCA. [14] , [15] We hypothesized that outcomes for IHCA occurring in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic would be similar to those for IHCA in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) during the pre-pandemic period.…”